Truth and Pluralism

Current Debates

Edited by Nikolaj J.L.L. Pedersen and Cory D. Wright

The editors challenge the basic assumption that truth has a uniform, stable nature across the boundaries of human knowledge.

This is the first collection of papers focused specifically on pluralism about truth.

Truth and Pluralism

Current Debates

Edited by Nikolaj J.L.L. Pedersen and Cory D. Wright

Description

The notion of truth has become much discussed in philosophy over the last few decade, with many senior figures grappling with the relativist and constructivist notions of truth popular in other parts of the academy. It continues to be a subject enjoying vibrant debate. Despite the varieties of views on truth, most of the discussion has agreed that truth has a uniform, stable nature, ranging across the boundaries of human knowledge. The editors and contributors to this volume challenge this very basic assumption, putting forth the idea of what is called alethic pluralism — that there is more than one way of being true. While it is uncontroversial that there are different kinds of truth (moral truth, scientific truth etc), these pluralist views propose that truth itself can vary and that bearers of truth can literally be true in different ways. This volume presents new essays by some of the world's leading philosophers to explore this new view and its implications for the philosophy of language, epistemology, metaphysics, and logic.

Nikolaj J. L. L. Pedersen is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Underwood International College, Yonsei University. Cory D. Wright is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Long Beach.

Contributors:

List of Contributors

Michael Lynch

Marian David

Pascal Engel

Nikolaj J. L. L. Pedersen

Cory D. Wright

Douglas E. Edwards

Crispin Wright

Gila Sher

Robert Barnard

Terence Horgan

Richard Fumerton

Wolfram Hinzen

Dorothy Grover

Simon Blackburn

Max Kölbel

Julian Dodd .

J. C. Beall

Aaron Cotnoir

Truth and Pluralism

Current Debates

Edited by Nikolaj J.L.L. Pedersen and Cory D. Wright

Reviews and Awards

"In the present author's opinion the book contains a variety of thought provoking essays. It is essential reading for any philosopher working on the nature of truth. The book in its entirety, or selections from the book, could be effectively integrated into advanced undergraduate or graduate courses." - Paul L Simard Smith, Philosophy in Review